James Towers

James Towers or Touris (1757–1820) was a Scottish obstetrician. He was the first occupant of the Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow. He was a Tory. Life He was born in 1757 at Quoigs Farm near Dunblane. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating around 1777. An eminent surgeon, he did his practical training in obstetrics at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and also in London. In 1790, Towers requested to lecture on obstetrics at the University of Glasgow, the first such appointment, and he was also appointed the first professor of midwifery in 1815. He died at home, 56 Ingram Street in central Glasgow on 24 July 1820, aged 63.